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‘Beware of trap’: Iranian FM warns Trump ‘Israeli agents’ are preparing ‘attacks’ on US forces in Iraq to spark war against Tehran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused Israel of plotting false flag attacks on Americans in Iraq in a bid to frame Iran and prompt Washington start an all-out war with Tehran. … Read More >‘Beware of trap’: Iranian FM warns Trump ‘Israeli agents’ are preparing ‘attacks’ on US forces in Iraq to spark war against Tehran

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IRGC Says Iran Has ‘No Worries’ About Any Foreign Adversary as US Carrier Group Heads Home

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On Thursday, the Pentagon announced that the carrier strike group led by the USS Nimitz, the sole US aircraft carrier in the Middle East, would be heading home following a deployment of nearly 10 months. The drawdown comes despite rising tensions between the US and Iran, and the recent deployment of US bombers and a missile sub to the region. … Read More >IRGC Says Iran Has ‘No Worries’ About Any Foreign Adversary as US Carrier Group Heads Home

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Iran Envoy Reveals How Tehran May Exact Revenge on US for Soleimani Without Direct Military Action

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3 January will mark the one year anniversary of the assassination of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in a US drone strike. Iran responded to the killing by launching ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq, and threatened further attacks. … Read More >Iran Envoy Reveals How Tehran May Exact Revenge on US for Soleimani Without Direct Military Action

Categories Russia

America has given up on arms control & withdrawn from treaties to try to achieve ‘global supremacy’ – Russian Defense Ministry

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A senior Russian official has accused Washington of changing its priorities, rejecting stability, and attempting to gain supremacy – in particular, of leaving arms control agreements so it can build up its military potential. … Read More >America has given up on arms control & withdrawn from treaties to try to achieve ‘global supremacy’ – Russian Defense Ministry

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Ejection of US Forces From Mideast in Sight? IRGC General Vows ‘Harsh Revenge’ for Soleimani Killing

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In early January, Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, was killed in an American drone strike authorised by US President Trump, further exacerbating tensions between Tehran and Washington. … Read More >Ejection of US Forces From Mideast in Sight? IRGC General Vows ‘Harsh Revenge’ for Soleimani Killing

Categories USA

Trump vetoes the National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, sends it back to Congress

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President Donald Trump has vetoed an annual military spending bill worth $740 billion, sending it back to Congress. The bill included a number of partisan amendments, including a block on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. … Read More >Trump vetoes the National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, sends it back to Congress

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Zarif Urges US to Get Out of Afghanistan, Accuses Trump of Using Taliban Talks for Electioneering

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US Acting Secretary of Defence Chris Miller paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, meeting with President Ashraf Ghani and discussing military aid and security issues. The US and the Taliban signed a peace deal in Doha in February, with the US committing to pulling NATO troops out of the country in exchange for intra-Afghan peace talks. … Read More >Zarif Urges US to Get Out of Afghanistan, Accuses Trump of Using Taliban Talks for Electioneering

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Ex-UK ambassador: War on Syria continues with US occupation, sanctions, propaganda

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Former UK ambassador to Syria Peter Ford on how the US and its allies continue to wage war on Syria via sadistic sanctions, an illegal US military occupation, the OPCW cover-up, and media propaganda that masks the brutality. … Read More >Ex-UK ambassador: War on Syria continues with US occupation, sanctions, propaganda